Vidal v. Perez

COPE, Judge.

Appellants, plaintiffs in an automobile accident action, appeal the dismissal of their *606complaint with prejudice for failure to timely serve appellees/defendants. We reverse.

In February 1996, plaintiffs filed a complaint in connection with a 1992 accident between plaintiffs and defendants. After filing the action, plaintiffs attempted to serve defendants at the address provided in the accident report, but the landlord at that location advised that defendants had moved without leaving a forwarding address. Plaintiffs then hired an investigator who determined that the driver’s…